McDonald's held responsible for hot McNugget burn incident.

McDonald's and a franchise holder have been found liable for a hot Chicken McNugget that fell on a little girl's leg and caused second-degree burns. The jury found the franchise holder liable for negligence and failure to warn customers about the risk of hot food, and McDonald's USA liable for failing to provide instructions for safe handling of the food. The child's parents sued, saying that McDonald's and the franchise owner failed to adequately train employees, failed to warn customers about the "dangerous" temperature of the food, and for cooking the food to a much higher temperature than necessary. A second jury will determine how much McDonald's USA and its franchise owner, Upchurch Foods, will pay the child and her mother.